Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Diesel
Diesel c. 1900
Born	Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-03-18)18 March 1858 Paris, France
Died	29 September 1913(1913-09-29) (aged 55) English Channel
Resting place	North Sea
Nationality	German
Other names	Oscar Lintz
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich
Occupations	Engineer inventor entrepreneur
Employers	Sulzer Linde MAN AG Krupp
Known for	Inventing the diesel engine
Spouse	Martha Flasche ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	3
Awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1901)
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Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: /ˈdiːzəlˌ -səl/,^[1] German: [ˈdiːzl̩] ^ⓘ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who is famous for having invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.